Allentown man tells cop to take his badge off and 'I'll (expletive) you up,' records say

View full sizePolice say they found a package of K-2 in the pants pocket of a man who repeatedly yelled obscenities at officers and had to be kept from attacking them.Express-Times File Photo

An Allentown man repeatedly yelled expletives at city police and was continuously held back or pushed away by his friends before being arrested, according to court records.

Police said they had to threaten Andrew Phillips with a stun gun in order to handcuff him, and he continued to resist officers, eventually being carried into police headquarters.

Phillips, of the 400 block of North Fourth Street, is charged with disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, public drunkenness and obstructing highways. He was arraigned before District Judge Michael Faulkner and sent to Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail.

Police said they were called at 7:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Jordan Street for a fight with bats.

When police arrived there was no fight, but as they drove around they found a large group talking about a fight that had taken place, records say.

Phillips saw the police car and said, "(Expletive) the police, I don't give a (expletive), they ain't gonna do (expletive)," records say.

An officer told the group to disperse or face arrest, and Phillips began screaming and his friends held him back, records say. At one point Phillips told the officer to take off his badge and "I'll (expletive) you up," records say.

Phillips continued yelling obscenities and was held back or pushed away by his friends, police said. At one point Phillips ended up in the road, and when he refused to leave, an officer drew his stun gun and ordered Phillips to put his hands behind his back to be handcuffed, which he did, police said.

The 21-year-old Phillips, however, refused to get into the police van and had to be pushed in by officers, records say. He also tried to slip out of the handcuffs and had to be carried into police headquarters, records say.